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The sprawling nature of the assailant’s rantings and grievances led government officials and other observers to zero in on single pieces of information immediately after the attack, which also injured 16 children and three adult parishioners.—Ernesto Londoño, Twin Cities, 1 Sep. 2025 Of those injured, 15 were children and three were parishioners in their 80s, officials have said.—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025 The shooting left two children dead — 8-year-old Fletcher Merkel and 10-year-old Harper Moyski — and wounded 18 others, including 15 students and three elderly parishioners.—Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025 Officials said most of the injured were students, and three parishioners in their 80s were among those hurt.—Bailey Richards, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for parishioner
Word History
Etymology
Middle English parisshoner, probably modification of Anglo-French parochien, from paroche
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